Star · K3V
Gl 613
Gl 613 is a main-sequence star of spectral type K3V in the constellation Norma, 48.4 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 79190 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Norma |
| Distance | 48.4 light-years (14.8 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.11 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 6.25 |
| Spectral type | K3V |
| Surface temperature | 5,120 K |
| Luminosity | 0.353 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.755 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.771 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 09m 42.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | −56° 26′ 43″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 44.4 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.11); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 34° N. South of latitude 34° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1978. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 858 thousand years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 613, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 5.69, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Camelopardalis. It would be visible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.